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Volkswagen AG overtook Toyota as the leader in global auto sales in the first half of 2015 by selling 5.04 million vehicles, compared to 5.02 for Toyota Motor Corp. The spot has been dominated by Toyota of late, and General Motors historically. Toyota's global sales were down from last year 1.5 percent in the first six months of this year. Sales were down in its home country of Japan for the first time in two years, the company said in a statement Tuesday. Exports to Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East also decreased. Detroit-based General Motors Co., which had been the top-selling automaker for more than seven decades until being surpassed...

AT&T has entered an agreement with OnStar, LLC – a General Motors subsidiary – to install 4G LTE mobile Internet access in millions of GM cars, trucks and crossovers entering the U.S. and Canada markets in 2014, the telecommunications company...

On Veterans Day, we honor those who have so honored us with their service and sacrifice to keep America strong and free.
Hundreds of retailers and restaurants also salute the military, offering discounts to veterans, active duty and retired U.S....

When his name kept rising on the leader board at the Honda Classic on Friday, reporters scratching their heads. Tom Gillis? Who the heck is Tom Gillis? Gillis, who has been playing professionally for 22 years, was a mystery, since most of...

General Motors is dropping the sticker price of its Buick Regal sedan as it tries to reverse sagging sales at the brand and counter a consumer migration to crossovers and sport-utility vehicles.
GM announced the new pricing strategy in a letter to...

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles raised its outlook Thursday after strong North American sales and a European recovery drove second-quarter earnings up 70 percent despite hefty U.S. recall costs. The rosy results come after the carmaker reached agreement with...

The Lee brothers of The Big Texan Steak Ranch are weighing a decision much heavier than the 72-ounce steak for which their family tourism empire has become known. The Amarillo Globe-News (http://bit.ly/1gjuh9J ) reports Bobby Lee and Danny Lee face a...

Automaker Volkswagen saw profits slip in the second quarter despite taking the global lead in sales over Toyota and GM. The company based in Wolfsburg, Germany, was hit by 180 million euros ($198 million) in restructuring costs at its MAN truck...

General Motors Co.'s $5 billion initiative to create cars for China and other emerging markets comes just as automakers face a collapse in the booming Chinese demand they were counting on to power their growth. June sales in the biggest car market by...

DETROIT Just four years ago, two of Detroit's automakers reported robust profits leading into contract talks with the UAW, but North America is generating a much larger portion of those profits this time. Ford's $2.6 billion best-ever pre-tax...

Volkswagen AG overtook Toyota as the leader in global auto sales in the first half of 2015 by selling 5.04 million vehicles, compared to 5.02 for Toyota Motor Corp.
The spot has been dominated by Toyota of late, and General Motors historically.
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WASHINGTON Congress' ability to make broad auto safety policy changes in the 114th Congress could largely depend on whether both chambers can agree to a long-term highway bill. That's historically been the place for sweeping changes to federal...

DETROIT General Motors is spending $5 billion over the next decade to develop a new family of Chevrolet vehicles aimed at emerging markets such as China, India, Brazil and Mexico. The money also will pay for an expanded partnership with Shanghai...

Volkswagen AG clinched the top spot in global auto sales for the first half of 2015 by selling 5.04 million vehicles, enough to overtake longtime standout Toyota Motor Corp.
Toyota sold 5.02 million vehicles, a decrease of 1.5%, in the first six months...

Volkswagen overtook Toyota in global vehicle sales for January-June, the first time the German automaker has come out top in the intensely competitive tallies. Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday it sold 5.02 million vehicles in the first...

Fiat Chrysler has decided to recall about 1.4 million cars and trucks in the U.S. just days after two hackers revealed that they took control of a Jeep Cherokee SUV over the Internet. The company also disclosed in government documents that the hackers got...